Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based

Network resources are shared amongst a large number of users. Improper managing network traffic leads to congestion problem that degrades a network performance. It happens when the traffic exceeds the network capacity. In this research, we plan to observe the value of buffer size that contributes t...

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Main Authors: Nahar, H., Muslim, Z., Shibghatullah, A. S., Sahib, S.
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author Nahar, H.
Muslim, Z.
Shibghatullah, A. S.
Sahib, S.
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Muslim, Z.
Shibghatullah, A. S.
Sahib, S.
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description Network resources are shared amongst a large number of users. Improper managing network traffic leads to congestion problem that degrades a network performance. It happens when the traffic exceeds the network capacity. In this research, we plan to observe the value of buffer size that contributes to network congestion. A simulation study by using OPNET Modeler 14.5 is conducted to achieve the purpose. A simple dumb-bell topology is used to observe several parameter such as number of packet dropped, retransmission count, end-to-end TCP delay, queuing delay and link utilization. The results show that the determination of buffer size based on Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP) is still applicable for up to 500 users before network start to be congested. The symptom of near-congestion situation also being discussed corresponds to simulation results. Therefore, the buffer size needs to be determined to optimize the network performance based on our network topology. In future, the extension study will be carried out to investigate the effect of other buffer size models such as Stanford Model and Tiny Buffer Model. In addition, the buffer size has to be determined for wireless environment later on.
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spelling utem-272021-09-19T04:29:43Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27/ Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based Nahar, H. Muslim, Z. Shibghatullah, A. S. Sahib, S. QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Network resources are shared amongst a large number of users. Improper managing network traffic leads to congestion problem that degrades a network performance. It happens when the traffic exceeds the network capacity. In this research, we plan to observe the value of buffer size that contributes to network congestion. A simulation study by using OPNET Modeler 14.5 is conducted to achieve the purpose. A simple dumb-bell topology is used to observe several parameter such as number of packet dropped, retransmission count, end-to-end TCP delay, queuing delay and link utilization. The results show that the determination of buffer size based on Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP) is still applicable for up to 500 users before network start to be congested. The symptom of near-congestion situation also being discussed corresponds to simulation results. Therefore, the buffer size needs to be determined to optimize the network performance based on our network topology. In future, the extension study will be carried out to investigate the effect of other buffer size models such as Stanford Model and Tiny Buffer Model. In addition, the buffer size has to be determined for wireless environment later on. IJCSIS Managing Editor 2011-05 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27/2/Haniza_Paper_ID__21041113.pdf Nahar, H. and Muslim, Z. and Shibghatullah, A. S. and Sahib, S. (2011) Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based. (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9 (No. 5). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1947-5500 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ 21041113
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Nahar, H.
Muslim, Z.
Shibghatullah, A. S.
Sahib, S.
Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title_full Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title_fullStr Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title_full_unstemmed Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title_short Analysis on Differential Router Buffer Size towards Network Congestion: A Simulation-based
title_sort analysis on differential router buffer size towards network congestion: a simulation-based
topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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